Story by Ethan
On January 17th, 2025, charges against Jonathan Diaz, 37, were announced by Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Jonathan Diaz was charged with four counts of second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, third-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, four counts of Criminal Possession of a Firearm, twelve counts of fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, and Firearms; Unlawful Possession of Pistol or Revolver Ammunition.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz stated, “This defendant, according to the complaint, amassed a collection of ghost guns and parts in his Queens home. Working with our partners at the NYPD Financial Crimes Task Force, New York State Police, Homeland Security Investigations New York, Port Authority Police Department, and Nassau County Sheriff’s Department, we are committed to finding and removing illegal homemade weapons from our communities. We will continue to investigate the assembly and sale of these untraceable firearms to get an upper hand in our fight against gun violence.”
According to the Queens District Attorney’s Office, the NYPD Financial Crimes Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations New York, New York State Police, and the Queens District Attorney’s Office Detective Bureau conducted an investigation on the purchase of unserialized firearm parts, that Jonathan Diaz purchased. The components that Jonathan Diaz purchased are able to be constructed into “ghost-guns”, which are self-made firearms. On Wednesday, January 15th, 2025, a court-authorized search warrant of Jonathan Diaz’ residence recovered one loaded and fully assembled black Glock 19-style semiautomatic ghost gun pistol, one loaded and fully assembled green Glock 19-style semiautomatic ghost gun pistol, one loaded and fully assembled green Glock 17-style semiautomatic ghost gun pistol, one loaded and fully assembled red Glock 43X-style semi automatic ghost gun pistol, eight unserialized 3D-printed Glock-style lower receivers, nine rounds of 9 mm ammunition, one 3D-printer, and 14 spools of PLA filament, which is used in the 3D printing of ghost guns.
The Queens District Attorney’s Office stated that the charges against Jonathan Diaz are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.Story by Ethan
On January 17th, 2025, charges against Jonathan Diaz, 37, were announced by Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Jonathan Diaz was charged with four counts of second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, third-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, four counts of Criminal Possession of a Firearm, twelve counts of fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, and Firearms; Unlawful Possession of Pistol or Revolver Ammunition.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz stated, “This defendant, according to the complaint, amassed a collection of ghost guns and parts in his Queens home. Working with our partners at the NYPD Financial Crimes Task Force, New York State Police, Homeland Security Investigations New York, Port Authority Police Department, and Nassau County Sheriff’s Department, we are committed to finding and removing illegal homemade weapons from our communities. We will continue to investigate the assembly and sale of these untraceable firearms to get an upper hand in our fight against gun violence.”
According to the Queens District Attorney’s Office, the NYPD Financial Crimes Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations New York, New York State Police, and the Queens District Attorney’s Office Detective Bureau conducted an investigation on the purchase of unserialized firearm parts that Jonathan Diaz purchased. The components that Jonathan Diaz purchased are able to be constructed into “ghost-guns”, which are self-made firearms. On Wednesday, January 15th, 2025, a court-authorized search warrant of Jonathan Diaz’ residence recovered one loaded and fully assembled black Glock 19-style semiautomatic ghost gun pistol, one loaded and fully assembled green Glock 19-style semiautomatic ghost gun pistol, one loaded and fully assembled green Glock 17-style semiautomatic ghost gun pistol, one loaded and fully assembled red Glock 43X-style semi automatic ghost gun pistol, eight unserialized 3D-printed Glock-style lower receivers, nine rounds of 9 mm ammunition, one 3D-printer, and 14 spools of PLA filament, which is used in the 3D printing of ghost guns.
The Queens District Attorney’s Office stated that the charges against Jonathan Diaz are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
